After the experience of watching Gandhi a couple of weeks ago, in which I recognized that I must have watched parts of it as a kid but either not often enough or not attentively enough to really remember details, I was amazed by how well I knew Amadeus. Watching it was one of those types of experiences where I doubt that I could have sat down ahead of time and laid out the movie, but as each scene and sequence was unfolding I was remembering parts that were about to unfold. I knew that my parents liked this one a lot, so it must have been a favourite for repeat viewings.
Not counting Rocky, therefore, I'll call this my first real Oscar appreciation movie; the rest so far have almost all been films that I really came to know well past their years.
And, to be sure, I still really appreciate Amadeus. Hulce's performance was much more layered than I remember, probably because "the laugh" is so purposefully overpowering.
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